[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #27403: Widget Customizer: Improve discoverability of widget editing in preview

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#27403: Widget Customizer: Improve discoverability of widget editing in preview
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 Reporter:  westonruter     |      Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |     Status:  new
 Priority:  low             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Widgets         |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  minor           |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, javascript  |
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 Right now you may Shift+Click on a widget in the customizer preview and
 the corresponding widget area customizer section will expand, along with
 the corresponding widget control, and focus on the first field in that
 widget control.

 While there is a tooltip that appears when hovering over a widget, this
 can be difficult for a user to discover. An alternative would be for there
 to be an Edit button that appears when hovering over a widget within the
 preview. The challenge with this, however, is that it may be difficult to
 universally style this button so that it can appear properly in all
 themes. The tooltip and Shift+Click requires no UI. A simple click
 (without a modifier key) was problematic because it prevents common mouse-
 based interactions with widgets.

 Originally reported in: https://github.com/x-team/wp-widget-
 customizer/issues/78

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